Monday 28 April

Athens. Council of Ministers of the EU. Informal meeting of ministers for employment, social policy, health and consumer policy. - Health, 28 and 29/04 ; Employment, 29 and 30/04

Tuesday 29 April

Brussels. European Economic and Social Committee. Plenary session (and on 30/04). Two big debates on agenda are: - situation in Ukraine, in presence of Viktor Yushchenko, a former president of Ukraine (29/04 at 2.45pm) ; - cultural diversity in Europe, in presence of film director Costa Gavras (on 29/04 at 2.30pm).

Luxembourg. Court of Justice of EU: Hearing C-364/13 (International Stem Cell Corporation - Use of human embryos for industrial purposes - Patentability). Information: http://curia.europa.eu/jcms/jcms/j_6/

Wednesday 30 April

Brussels. Council of Ministers of the EU. Coreper I et II.

Luxembourg. Court of Justice of EU: - Judgments: C-209/13 (United Kingdom/Council - Request for annulment of authorisation for enhanced cooperation to introduce a financial transaction tax); C-475/12 (UPC DTH - Hungary - Electronic communications - monitoring by a member state of an operator in another member state); C-26/13 (Kásler et Káslerné Rábai - Hungary - Difference between purchase price and sale price of foreign currency) ; C-365/13 (Ordre des architectes - France - Equivalence of professional qualifications - exemption from traineeship or training). - Opinions: C-138/13 (Dogan - Germany - Requirements for linguistic knowledge for family reunification; C-101/13 U (Germany - Recording birth name of passport holder on personal data page of passport). - General Court of EU: Hearing T-512/11 (Ryanair/Commission - Ireland - Request for annulment of decision according to which the exemption of the Irish airport tax is not state aid). Information: http://curia.europa.eu/jcms/jcms/j_6/

Thursday 1 May

Labour Day

Friday 2 May

Brussels. Council of Ministers of the EU. Coreper I.